WGU C180 Unit 5 Exam Questions and Answers
Carl Rogers - -This theorist took a new look at self-actualization (taken from Maslow) and
introduced Unconditional Positive Regard
-Sigmund Freud - -This theorist introduced the concept of unconscious thoughts, feelings
and conflicts that shape personality through the Id (I want it now), Ego (balance between
the other two), and SuperEgo (Do what is right)
-Big Five - -Describes five factors in a way that helps people understand personality
CANOE Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion
-Eysenck's Three Dimensions - -This personality has only three 'super factors' or
personality dimensions: Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism
-Temperament - -An inclination to engage in a certain style of thinking, feeling or behaving
-Gender - -Through direct interaction with their environments, boys and girls come to
expect different responses to behaviors that are appropriate or inappropriate for typical
gender roles.
-Culture - -Causes mass personality changes over time
-Genetics - -Has a large influence on temperament
-Attitudes and Behavior - -An overall evaluation of some aspect of the world, people,
issues or objects.
-Cognitive Dissonance - -Occurs when an attitude and behavior or two related attitudes,
beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent
-Persuasion - -When one person tried to change another person's attitude
-What are the three components of attitude - -Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive ABC
-What is cognitive dissonance and how to we reduce it? - -Occurs when an attitude and
behavior or two related attitudes, beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent and can be reduced
by:
Indirect strategies, such as trying to feel good about yourself in other areas of life
Direct strategies, which involve changing your attitude or behavior
Trivializing an inconsistency between two conflicting attitudes as being unimportant and
thereby making it less likely to cause cognitive dissonance
-Stereotype - -A belief about a particular group of people
Carl Rogers - -This theorist took a new look at self-actualization (taken from Maslow) and
introduced Unconditional Positive Regard
-Sigmund Freud - -This theorist introduced the concept of unconscious thoughts, feelings
and conflicts that shape personality through the Id (I want it now), Ego (balance between
the other two), and SuperEgo (Do what is right)
-Big Five - -Describes five factors in a way that helps people understand personality
CANOE Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion
-Eysenck's Three Dimensions - -This personality has only three 'super factors' or
personality dimensions: Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism
-Temperament - -An inclination to engage in a certain style of thinking, feeling or behaving
-Gender - -Through direct interaction with their environments, boys and girls come to
expect different responses to behaviors that are appropriate or inappropriate for typical
gender roles.
-Culture - -Causes mass personality changes over time
-Genetics - -Has a large influence on temperament
-Attitudes and Behavior - -An overall evaluation of some aspect of the world, people,
issues or objects.
-Cognitive Dissonance - -Occurs when an attitude and behavior or two related attitudes,
beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent
-Persuasion - -When one person tried to change another person's attitude
-What are the three components of attitude - -Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive ABC
-What is cognitive dissonance and how to we reduce it? - -Occurs when an attitude and
behavior or two related attitudes, beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent and can be reduced
by:
Indirect strategies, such as trying to feel good about yourself in other areas of life
Direct strategies, which involve changing your attitude or behavior
Trivializing an inconsistency between two conflicting attitudes as being unimportant and
thereby making it less likely to cause cognitive dissonance
-Stereotype - -A belief about a particular group of people
